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INTERIM STUDY REPORT
General Government and Transportation Subcommittee
Appropriations and Budget Committee
Representative Guy Liebmann, Chairman
Oklahoma House of Representatives
Interim Study, 11-052, Representative Phil Richardson
(Combined with 011-094, Representative Ann Coody)
October 20, 2011
County Roads and Bridges
Representative Phil Richardson
phil.richardson@okhouse.gov
• Oklahoma’s mining industry and its impact on county roads
Ray Vaughn
County Commissioner
Oklahoma County
Oklahoma City, OK
rvaughn@oklahomacounty.org
• Association of County Commissioners of Oklahoma Legislative Committee Chair
• Stressed the dire financial condition of Oklahoma counties
• Eighty percent of road use, when compared to the state highway system, is on county roads
• Provided presentation on rock, sand and gravel
o Production volumes
o Taxation structures in other states
o Suggestion to consider a severance tax
Uploaded\11-052 presentation a.pps
Johnston County Commissioners
Tishomingo, OK
• Stressed the high level of mining in Johnston County
o One of the largest in rock and sand materials
• Large amounts of material leaves the county each day and the county receives nothing for
the severance of minerals
o By rail
o By truck
• Significant wear on county roads resulting from truck traffic carrying minerals
Uploaded\11-052 presentation c.pdf

INTERIM STUDY REPORT
General Government and Transportation Subcommittee
Appropriations and Budget Committee
Representative Guy Liebmann, Chairman
Oklahoma House of Representatives
Interim Study, 11-052, Representative Phil Richardson
(Combined with 011-094, Representative Ann Coody)
October 20, 2011
County Roads and Bridges
Representative Phil Richardson
phil.richardson@okhouse.gov
• Oklahoma’s mining industry and its impact on county roads
Ray Vaughn
County Commissioner
Oklahoma County
Oklahoma City, OK
rvaughn@oklahomacounty.org
• Association of County Commissioners of Oklahoma Legislative Committee Chair
• Stressed the dire financial condition of Oklahoma counties
• Eighty percent of road use, when compared to the state highway system, is on county roads
• Provided presentation on rock, sand and gravel
o Production volumes
o Taxation structures in other states
o Suggestion to consider a severance tax
Uploaded\11-052 presentation a.pps
Johnston County Commissioners
Tishomingo, OK
• Stressed the high level of mining in Johnston County
o One of the largest in rock and sand materials
• Large amounts of material leaves the county each day and the county receives nothing for
the severance of minerals
o By rail
o By truck
• Significant wear on county roads resulting from truck traffic carrying minerals
Uploaded\11-052 presentation c.pdf